Jon Mueller Professor of Psychology North Central College

Jon Mueller Professor of Psychology North Central College http: //jonathan. mueller. faculty. noctrl. edu AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT OF CORE CONCEPTS

Types of Assessment Authentic Assessment Performing real-world tasks Traditional Assessment Selecting a response on a test

Types of Authentic Assessment Constructed-response items Products Performances

4 steps of Authentic Assessment Identify the outcomes Select an authentic task Identify the criteria Create a rubric

Step 1: Identify an Outcome Select Core Concept(s) Not currently assessing 6 -15 course outcomes 2 -5 process outcomes Sample course outcomes? Google: syllabus +outcomes +”cost accounting”

Step 2: Select an authentic task E. g. , Constructed-response items Make thinking visible Core Concepts – skill development Requires lots of practice Constructed-response tasks

Skill Development Instruction/modeling Practice Feedback Reflection

Example: Scientific Thinking Ex: Correlation/Causation Informal discussion Formative assessments ○ Brief assignments ○ (+) / (-) grading Summative assessments ○ Paper ○ Department exam Rubrics

Create a task Select a Core Concept Where would they ever use this knowledge or skills? Real world contexts?

Example: “Demonstrate information literacy” Want to read a critique of a candidate’s views – where would you find it? Embed questions in assignment which asks students to describe How they found sources How they evaluated accuracy, relevancy, currency, bias of sources

Step 3: Identify the Criteria Characteristics of good performance Examples from your tasks What makes a good persuasive essay? A good Mc. Donald’s employee? Your task

Step 4: Create a rubric Criteria + Levels of Performance Examples – from Toolbox site Media critique “Do lunch well” Your task

Questions? Bonus! Jon Mueller at jfmueller@noctrl. edu Slides: http: //jonathan. mueller. faculty. noctrl. edu/ roosevelt. ppt Good luck!